“Considering this is a little kids tradition, i think alot of these were so discusting? especially for little kids. , like the peeping tom, the pills in the drink, being high, a camel toe? as if little kids even know what that stuff is! what is this world coming to. you can even do a kids tradition without someone turning into some kind of sick joke.”I agree….what is the world coming to?! Why would an elf have cameltoe?! And worse….why would some loser photograph it?!

“It is wonderful that your daughter wanted to do this But the magic dissipated by the filming and posting of this video. Acts of kindness should be done secretly, without publicity. I am sorry to see this corruption of such a lovely idea.”I understand where you are coming from…and it’s wonderful that you wanted to do this too..but I feel like the magic dissipated when you pressed “post comment.”

Fact: Did you know that President Reagan designated Martin Luther King Day a national holiday?
Fact: President Reagan was a devoted diary keeper! In his 8 years as President he wrote in his diary EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. That’s what inspired me to start my 5 year journal!

At Boo’s school there is a painting of an American flag that has the following words written on it:

The photo is one I took on Instagram during a morning hike to the Palm Desert cross.

Here is the enormous piece that the students made that decorates one of the halls:

I love that.

I spent the last few days filming at Boo’s school….capturing the student life behind the walls:

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I just enrolled Boo in 1st grade for next year at The Academy of PDCPC. She has been there since the age of two and I couldn’t imagine her anywhere else. She loves when Mr. LBB takes her early…..and loves to be the last one picked up. Now I enroll her in the after-school programs….she starts pottery next week with a local artisan.

I always share the things that I love on this site…..and so today I’m sharing Boo’s school since it’s such a big part of our life. I made the digital short to bring the school to life for those locally who might be looking for a good fit for their child. It’s faith-based but there are children of other religions there….and I love that it’s not exclusive. In Kindergarten this year Boo and her entire class learned all 50 states and capitals. It was pretty amazing. (Note: that meant that I had to learn them as well because I didn’t do so well the first time around in elementary school).

I spent today in my journal listing out teachers that I could remember. It was harder than I thought. I remembered my elementary teachers and in middle school and high school I remember certain ones….but then I draw a blank. I know if I dig through some papers and report cards I might be able to remember the rest….but at least it’s a start so I don’t start forgetting more:

Guess what! Now you can view all the journal prompts and techniques on one page! Click the image below to visit them all:

These might look familiar. I’ve made them before….but I made a few more. I love making photos into pillows, sachets, paperweights….they make perfect gifts….and I even use them as pattern weights. [Read more…]

Oh my…..I’ve neglected The Lil Journal Project! Getting back on track here…..I’ll be posting there here and there….it IS an ongoing project until the end of time (at least my time). It’s never too late to start either! Start from Day 1 or do the days randomly (you can find them day by day and click through to the full post from Pinterest if that’s easier).

New Spring PDF Sewing Patterns are coming! To celebrate please take 20% off ALL current sewing patterns at Lil Blue Boo Digital! This includes all of our contributor patterns. We have patterns for almost anything: clothing for girls, boys and women, hair accessories, rag dolls and doll clothing, even an adorable tent. Some of the new contributor patterns we are excited about:

Great selection of patterns for boys and girls from Blank Slate Patterns.

I picked up the results of my scans today…..unremarkable…..which is awesome. No changes to remark upon.

EXCEPT the report said there were postsurgical changes from a partial pneumonectomy. I looked it up: lung removal.

What the….how did I lose a lung during a CT scan?!

I called and let them know that I proofread the report for them…..so they could make the report final-final…instead of just final. Pneumonectomy was changed to hysterectomy.

Oh and my right ovary is asymmetrically bulky. That sounds awful. Can they see that on airport x-ray scans? If so, I’m going to be really self conscious.

I hope that will be my LAST CT scan for a long time. I’ve got important stuff to do….

…..like memorizing the first 30 decimal places of pi with Boo. We sing the song. She’s determined to go on…..I gave up after 30.

Then I spent 3 hours on the phone trying to figure out insurance claims today too. It’s never ending. I’ve got some advice for anyone going through chemotherapy and other ongoing complicated treatments: keep a spreadsheet with your bills and note EVERY single appointment, bill, charge etc and match it to your explanation of benefits. If you can’t do it yourself….find someone to help you. I’ve caught so many errors and billing issues I’ve lost count. (I zeroed out my spreadsheet and put in some fake examples. I uploaded it here if you want it…..just add rows where it says to add rows and you won’t mess up any formulas. It’s formatted to print too. Good night and good luck!)